▲ 106 vs last sale 194▼ 24 vs year ago 324 · −7.4%
View
Reporter comment USDA
As filed
Special Weaned/Vaccinated Sale
State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 143)
Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated
Weight classPick one — the panels below update
Steers · summary 0–100 lb
Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $174.14/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$174.14
157 head · 684 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,191
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$213
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$18.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.82
vs VA average
Price by quality 0–100 lb
Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscle
Avg wt
$/cwt
$/head
Head
Medium and Large 1-2
622
179.80
1,119
110
Medium and Large 1
828
160.88
1,332
47
One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about −$213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.
How it compared 0–100 lb
Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale157 hd
174.14
—
VA average6 barns · 719 hd
173.32
+0.82
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.
Every lot
10 lots · USDA AMS · Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Moneta, VA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
Class
Weight
Grade / description
Avg wt
Price
Range
Per head
Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1-2Value Added
545
181.75/cwt
181.75–181.75
991
32
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1-2Value Added
654
179.00/cwt
179.00–179.00
1,171
78
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1Value Added
763
164.50/cwt
164.50–164.50
1,255
27
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1Value Added
916
156.00/cwt
156.00–156.00
1,429
20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 2-3Value Added
444
167.00/cwt
167.00–167.00
741
18
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1-2Value Added
466
160.50/cwt
160.50–160.50
748
7
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 2-3Value Added
467
161.00/cwt
161.00–161.00
752
21
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 2-3Value Added
505
161.00/cwt
161.00–161.00
813
15
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1-2Value Added
609
150.25/cwt
150.25–150.25
915
76
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1Value Added
759
133.00/cwt
133.00–133.00
1,009
6
This sale against other markets
Virginia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.
State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 143)
Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated
Feeder Cattle
As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
6
—
759
133.00
133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
7
—
466
160.50
160.50
76
—
609
150.25
150.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
15
—
505
161.00
161.00
18
—
444
167.00
167.00
21
—
467
161.00
161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Source: USDA AMS · Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. · Fri, Jul 29 · slug 2186 · RaisedBeef's rendering of USDA data, not a copy of USDA's document and not endorsed by USDA · www.raisedbeef.com/markets/barn/va/springlake-graded-feeder-cattle-sale-2186/2022-07-29
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
20
—
916
156.00
156.00
27
—
763
164.50
164.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
32
—
545
181.75
181.75
78
—
654
179.00
179.00
Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.